Hello Dave one thing for sure is Robbie would have had to change his image if he wanted to jump wembley and
Canyon remember a and e said he was allways late for jumps
And then when the camara crew was late he got so ticked off
He even worried that lady promotor at the ride the rally event
He jumped 25 cars for her twice so I think she could not worry
I truley think he could have jumped the canyon but would have
Crashes at wembley cause the arena too small in my view for
A cycle jump I wish him only the best in whatever he choose to
Do I find it amazing iam only 33 Robbie has aged I was ten yrs
Old when he jumped Caesars and some day ill reach robs age
Too your pal Jesse
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: If Robbie is done then I wish him the best. I
: hope he saved his money. While Robbie had
: big shoes to fill following in his fathers
: footsteps , he did lack the showmanship that
: his father had.
: I first saw him jump as a solo act back in
: 1985 in Foxboro, Massachusetts. After seeing
: Evel jump I could tell that Robbie didn't
: have the same promotional skills. He was
: struggling for sure to get his big break.
: The Caesars Palace jump was a big event for
: him but failed to bring in the money that
: they thought it would. And the Reality Show
: was a big mistake. During the show you even
: hear one of the promoters say they almost
: backed out of the event after seeing the
: show and the way he was. I just wish him
: good health now. The Snake River Canyon jump
: and the Wembley Jump will never happen.
: Personally I would have just gone to England
: and jumped at a different venue. I'm sure
: many would have showed up.
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: Well said. Those who didn't like him are
: sure
: to say he quit and left unfinished business.
: I don't think he knew the red tape
: roadblocks to his intended 2 final stunts.
: They were both (Wembley and Snake River)
: tremendous financial obstacles also at a
: time when thrill shows are no longer a
: "Thrill" to the masses when they
: compare them to some New Year's eve stunts.
: Sure enjoyed watching him for a number of
: years. Wish he would come out with a DVD of
: his big jumps. I have EK's Greatest Hits and
: still enjoy watching it occaisionally.
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: Great choice! People can think what they
: want
: but, I can't think of any other jumpers that
: had as much showmanship as the Knievels.
: Robbie could work the crowd as good as his
: dad which is saying alot. He had some
: mishaps early in his career but, went on to
: really hone his skill of ramp to ramp
: jumping. He could routinely jump 180 to 200
: feet ramp to ramp as good or better than
: anyone and he could do it over and over
: again. Just my opinion.
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